Agree. I think in the current college basketball landscape, any coach that is strictly adhering to a balanced roster, is going to struggle. Between transfers and players leaving early, you can't count on much more than 50% of your recruits staying for 4 years.
Balancing the roster has now taken on a new meaning. It's more about how many, and what type of, transfers can I bring in to supplement my projected roster for next season.
Yes, projecting roster composition more than two years is very difficult. Especially now with transfers and Prohm's recent success in getting players to the league. I doubt Prohm is looking to add 6 freshman this year but in reality it is unlikely all 6 would play 4 years in Ames and the classes will balance themselves.
I am in the camp of getting the best talent and figuring it out even if it means not getting a grad transfer to add some experience into next years lineup. Just getting a 22 year old from a smaller conference doesn't necessarily mean they will translate to Big 12 competition and play better than a freshman anyways (as we've seen).